Chess
Iran fined €25,000 for Israel boycott at Chess Olympiad
The global chess body fined Iran €25,000 after its women’s team skipped a match vs Israel in Budapest, and warned of a possible one-year ban.
At the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, chess bridges war and division
Former chess champion Kramnik recieves threats after Naroditsky's death
Jewish-American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies unexpectedly at 29
Top chess personalities slam ABC for questioning if chess is 'racist'
After dismissing the request to speak on the radio show, Adams took to Twitter to voice his opinions.
IPCA, Israeli Chess Federation to hold championship for disabled players
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, players will participate in the competition online, from their comfort of their home computers.
Israelis and Syrians go head to head in chess during COVID-19 lockdown
Since the beginning of the outbreak, chess websites worldwide report a 50% increase in activity and the amount of games being played online.
Chess contest to be held in memory of man killed in terrorist attack
Ziv believed in chess as an educational tool and led his son in his first steps in the field before he was killed at the age of 35.
Iranian chess master: Hijab 'limits' women instead of 'protecting' them
Hejazipour added that the hijab serves as lucid representation of a set of beliefs that designate women as "the second sex."
Israeli kids under the age of six compete in national chess tournament
This year 64 competitors took part in the U-6 tournament.
Chess player 'won't play for Iran' due to ban on Israeli players
Iran’s top rated chess champion would be the country's second sports figure in recent months to renounce his citizenship over pressures on Iranian athletes to forego matches with Israeli competitors.
16 chess grandmasters arrive in Jerusalem for historic competition
For the first time, Israel is hosting the International Chess Federation [FIDE] championship.
![Chess masters gathered in Jerusalem for the International Chess Federation [FIDE] championship](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/450289 "Chess masters gathered in Jerusalem for the International Chess Federation [FIDE] championship")
Checkmate in Jerusalem
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Chess grandmasters headed to Jerusalem
The event will be held in the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, with the tournament employing a knock-out format starting with 16 players.